Streptococcus bovis meningitis and carcinoma of the colon.
A 90-year-old woman who presented with Streptococcus bovis meningitis was found at autopsy to have a colonic carcinoma. Although the association between colonic carcinoma and S. bovis endocarditis or bacteremia is well-documented in the literature, S. bovis meningitis is uncommon. A thorough investigation of the gastrointestinal tract should be undertaken in patients with S. bovis infections even in the absence of gastrointestinal signs or symptoms.
D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*